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[nem 2,019]

Anybody close to Gurnee IL?

[nem 2,019]

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[Tirefryr 1,742]

I'm 2.5 hrs SE.

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

[Penguin4x4 1,761]

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/2d855b5807/buckwheat-groats-dinner-table-game?rel=player

[Julian 641]

where in Kansas again? Manhattan? Topeka? Wichita? Lawrence?

Lawrence

DUDE! I'll be living down there soon!! I hadn't realized we were so close.. I'll be going to Haskell Indian Nations University, after 3 years i'll transfer over to KU (Thought you might like that ) We'll have to meet up when i get down there! I'm not sure if I'm staying on campus or getting an apartment.

Lawrence is a great place and lots of cool stuff down there.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

OMG this shit is funny... Labs are so ducking fumb.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

[Julian 641]

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[Duran 387]

Are there any pen guys here? Penophiles? That sounds absolutely horrible.... anyway, it may sound a bit stupid but I want a fountain pen. It wrote so great.

I grew up using one and I cannot find anything like it. They all seam insanely expencive, or sucky and scratchy.

I use Faber-Castell and Micron brand pens at work for stencils.

Rollerball or fountain?

I use the fountain. Both brands use india ink, which is what kind of ink my hectogragh machine needs to work.

These pens are loved by many of artists.

Hehehehe penophile

[Duran 387]

energy from new solar installations has, for the first time, become cheaper than energy from new nuclear plants, according to a new Duke University study. Thanks to cost-saving technologies and economies of scale, price can no longer be an excuse to invest in nuclear power rather than solar.

ehh, fuck

Agree, nuclear power is the future, my mother is a RAD-Tech at the INL, a nuclear facility that builds NASA's nuclear power cells.

[nem 2,019]

I'm 2.5 hrs SE.

I am right beside Six Flags and will not be able to go check it out.

[Duran 387]

OMG this shit is funny... Labs are so ducking fumb.

Any dog that is untrained will be dumb. There aren't many dogs that will gladly jump into a frozen lake and retrieve a duck for me, I wove my labs

[KU40 173]

where in Kansas again? Manhattan? Topeka? Wichita? Lawrence?

Lawrence

I'm seeing a Mariscos on West 6th, a Pachamama's on Quail Creek Drive, and an Angler's Seafood House on Massachusetts that all seem to be pretty decent

can't seem to find any fresh fish mongers, however, there are some in Topeka and plenty in KC

Finding fresh seafood in West Texas or the Texas Panhandle, now that is a challenge.

sorry, I'll stop being a smart ass...for now

Mariscos is ok. Pachamama's is quite expensive, and I've never even heard of Angler's seafood house. weird.

[KU40 173]

where in Kansas again? Manhattan? Topeka? Wichita? Lawrence?

Lawrence

DUDE! I'll be living down there soon!! I hadn't realized we were so close.. I'll be going to Haskell Indian Nations University, after 3 years i'll transfer over to KU (Thought you might like that ) We'll have to meet up when i get down there! I'm not sure if I'm staying on campus or getting an apartment.

Lawrence is a great place and lots of cool stuff down there.

Sure thing. Glad you're escaping Misery

[KU40 173]

Man, I haven't been able to sleep very well lately. Just keep waking up too many times for no apparent reason.

[///M5 2,833]

Drove a 550i, XF-S, M5, MB E550, Lexus LS460 Sport, & v8 GS today. GOD are the Lexus teh boring. The GS is a complete piece of jap crap. The LS is quiet, but woopdefuckingdoo. If the XF-S were available in an R two years ago it is probably what I'd be buying although the standard supercharged version just doesn't quite do what the 550i will. The M5 pwns all, but perhaps is beyond what I'd deem as necessary.

the xf-s wasn't a blur machine? I had such high hopes on that one....

The R is I am sure and if I could find a 2 year old R I'd definitely want it.

[///M5 2,833]

Speaking of newer cars, my brother and his wife are very close to buying a 2010 Toyota 4Runner. He told me they did last night, but then today he said it was just a credit check thing that they signed last night. Anybody know anything about these? I'm not super excited about it, but she has a Scion TC now so apparently she's into those types of things.

Other than being horribly stupid for buying a new car, no big deal. Sure the 4 Runner is fine.

He told me their price on it was like 33k, which I guess was only 500 over invoice, but I was like jeez that's still a lot. I'm not really sure why they wanted to buy new. He's never bought any new car in his life, so maybe that's why? I think she got hers new. I guess they'll find out how it goes.

And a 2 year old one is nearing 20k...

[///M5 2,833]

WTF, I see the Red Lobster crabfest commercials on TV so I'm intrigued to go there. The gf and I drive 40 minutes to get to the nearest one and the menu and pricing is exactly the same. There are no additional dishes to accentuate crabfest. It's just marketing crap, probably to get rid of remaining fresh crab after the season is over or something (I'm not really sure when crab season actually is). What a crock. In addition, they were out of ALL fish. No salmon, tilapia, flounder, or any fresh fish of the day. So basically we go to choose from shrimp (which my gf doesn't like), lobster, or crab. We each get crab, she gets the king and I get snow and we split half and half. Now of course it was delicious and we went there for crab anyways, but I like their stuffed flounder and would have gotten that as well. And I thought there would actually be something special about crabfest. So we were a bit deliciously disappointed.

No such thing as fresh crab unless you are a fisherman. It starts to deteriorate REALLY, REALLY fast so it is always cooked and frozen asap. The best in fact is cooked and frozen on the boat. Bristol Bay FTMFW!!

Either way, you should NEVER eat at a Red Lobster, fucking terrible.

, I don't mind it. And being in Kansas, where would I ever get anything fresh anyways? I can't just take trips to the coasts every month to get fresh stuff, nor will I go without. I have to make due with what I have. Plus this type of thing is all I've ever eaten, so I don't know any different. I buy seafood at the store obviously, but it's also obviously not fresh. And I had a gift card.

Fresh has NOTHING to do with proximity to the ocean, at least not for 90% of the fish eaten anyways.

[///M5 2,833]

where in Kansas again? Manhattan? Topeka? Wichita? Lawrence?

Lawrence

Lots of great restaurants in Lawrence that would have much better fish than Red Lobster. I haven't been there in 3 years, but everyplace I ate was great. For the life of me I can't remember any names though.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

I'm 2.5 hrs SE.

I am right beside Six Flags and will not be able to go check it out.

I went to Six flags a couple of weeks ago, They sure have some crazy roller coasters now a days.

[j-roadtatts 1,129]

OMG this shit is funny... Labs are so ducking fumb.

Any dog that is untrained will be dumb. There aren't many dogs that will gladly jump into a frozen lake and retrieve a duck for me, I wove my labs

I love my lab to death, but that doesn't make her any smarter. shes still pushy like a school girl.